For this piece of analysis, we looked to see how closely in context the various party leaders were to a number of relevant key words (chosen by us) that were focussed on the issues of corruption (words like corrupt, scandal, expenses). The higher the score, the closer in context the particular leader is to these words in the discussion forum. This means that a higher score indicates that the party leader is closer in context to corruption views on MPs and parliament in general.

Here again we see how Nick Clegg has scored exceptionally well, with his score very low in comparison to the other two leaders, whose scores are virtually identical. This reflects well the public opinion that neither Labour nor the Conservatives can be trusted in terms of cleaning up parliament, which was a strong issue for Nick Clegg in the first Leaders debate. It would seem from this analysis at least that Nick Clegg was successful in showing that he was different from the two other parties on this particular issue.

This analysis demonstrates how the words used by the public immediately after the debate can be analysed using a quantitative analysis of the public's opinion based on what they actually say.

We will continue this analysis over the coming days, by analysing online discussions on the three leaders, and therefore show how trends are forming in the days running up to the election.

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